Welcome to Crickhowell
A thriving market town snuggling in a beautiful valley between the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons, Crickhowell has a lively, friendly community with a strong identity, excellent individual shops and many superb restaurants.
There are several buildings and structures that are worth taking a look at in Crickhowell. There is the seventeenth-century stone bridge over the River Usk with its odd arches (twelve on one side, thirteen on the other) and a seat built into the walls, and the fourteenth-century parish church of St Edmund. The ruins on the green "tump" beside the A40 are what is left of Crickhowell Castle after it was attacked by Owain Glyndwr's forces in the 15th Century.
Today, Crickhowell is a popular tourist destination. A new Tourist Information centre can help you to choose what to see and do in the surrounding Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons. Mountain biking, camping, hill walking, rock climbing, fly-fishing, hang-gliding, caravanning are all well catered for, or you could simply tour the area by car staying at bed-and-breakfasts.
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